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Patch, Military

Object number2006.101.4

Date1942-1945

MediumLeather; Ink; Plastic

Credit LineGift of Delvin Miller

DescriptionBlood chit military patch laminated in transparent plastic. Patch is rectangular gray leather. Front has two red-white-and-blue flags stitched at top: left flag is 48-star United States flag and the right flag is the flag of the Republic of China.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth: 9.125 × 10.625 × 0.063 in. (23.2 × 27 × 0.2 cm)
InscriptionsFront has black painted Chinese characters along bottom, unknown translation.
Bottom left corner has white strip of paper with black printed caption "THIS IS WHAT YOU WORE ON YOUR BACK IN THE CBI".
Historical NotesFound in collection at Meadowcroft. Worn by Delvin Miller during WWII in the China Burma India (CBI) Theater.

Previous owner Delvin Miller (1913 - 1996)

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